Bag.



H. J. MIELER.

' BAG.

APPLICATION FILED AUG. 2, 1909.

963,307, Patented July 5,1910.

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HENRY J'. MILLER, OF FORT WAYNE, INDIANA.

BAG.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented July 5, 1910.

Application filed August 2, 1909. Serial No. 510.905.

the following is a specification.

This invention relates to bags in which to support garments or other articles for protection against dust, moth, vermin and the like.

Most bags now in use for a similar purpose are so arranged that the garments or articles are inserted into the bag while the mouth is elevated, the hooks or devices by which the articles'are supported therein being arranged adjacent to the mouth. It is often a very tedious and diflic'ult undertaking to insert an article intov such a bag since it is desirable to avoid all crushing of the same. This is particularly true of heavy or long garments, or of articles of which the user may have frequent use such as an evening gown or dress suit.

The object of this invention is to provide a bag in which garments or other articles may beretained and protected against dust,- moth, vermin and the like, the bag being adapted to be supported at or adjacent to its closed end and. having means therein by which garments or other articles may be easily inserted into the interior of the bag and supported therein so that the mouth of the bag may be closed to com letely inclose the artlcle in the bag, the artic e being easily removed from the bag at the pleasure of the user, all with little or no crushing to the article.

The invention consists in applying to a dust, moth, vermin, etc., proof bag means by which a support for garments or other articles is adapted to be elevated through the mouth of the bag into the interior thereof, retained therein at any-desirable oint and removable therefrom at the will of the user, one exemplification of which is illustrated in the drawing in which.

Figure 1 is an elevation of the bag, the front being partially broken away; Fig. 2 an enlarged partial section of the bag; Fig. 3 an elevation of the pulley; Figs. 4 and 5 views of the conveyer guide and Fig. 6 a view of a modified form of reinforcement for the closed end of the bag.

Referring to the drawings, I take any suitable bag having the usual front 11 and back 12 formed of paper or other suitable material: The sides 13 are preferably folded inwardly so that they may expand when the front is drawn outwardly from the back or vice versa. One end 14 of the bag is closed in any suitable manner as by folding that end over 011 itself and securely retaining the fold in that position, as clearly illustrated in Fig. 1. Theother end of the bag is adapted to form the month. In order that the mouth may be securely closed, I extend the back 12 beyond the front 11 or provide an extension 15 on the back. At each side of this extension or flap 15 is fixed a clasp 16. Extension or flap 15 is adapted to be folded over onto front 11' and the folded flap and front, back and sides given a second fold on the front, as shown by the dotted outline in Fig. 1. Clasps 16 are then sprung around onto the back and the mouth of the bag'is thereby securely closed against dust, moth, etc. This means of closure is described in Letters'Patent 924,174,

hence I lay no claim to it, and do not Wish to be limited to that specific means of closure as I contemplate using my invention on any suitable bag having any suitable closure device.

At or adjacent-to the closed end of the bag and within the bag I arrange a suitable reinforcement 17 which extends a suitable distance along the width of the bag. This reinforcement may be metallic or formed of stiffpaper,'or of any other suitable material, and it may be curved 2) or flat, or tubular, as 17 Fig. 6, its purpose being to reinforce the bag at this point and, when placed in the bottom, as shown in the drawings, it will tend to expand or shape the bag to'more or less extent.

Adjacent to the closed end of the bag is suitably supported a suitable self locking pulley 18, of which there are many forms now in use for various purposes. The threaded stem 19 of this pulley may pass through reinforcement 17 and through the bag, a threaded disk or nut 20 on the protruding stem securing the parts together. A suitable hook or hanger 22 is adapted to be revolubly engaged on the protruding stem 19, nut 21 retalning the same on the stem. Any suitable form of hanger and any suitable manner of attaching it to the bag will suffice for my purpose.

A cord or rope conveyer 23 passes over pulley 18, at one end of which is provided an article hanger 24. Any hanger suitable to support the article which it is desired to inclose in the bag will suffice for my purposes. The other end of cord 23 may be attached to the hanger 24, or may remain free.

Attached to the hanger 24 or on the cord above and adjacent to the hanger is provided a suitable guide 25 which is adapted to travel with the hanger and cord as the latter are raised and lowered, thereby preventing'the twisting of the same.

The pulley 18, illustrated in the drawing,

has the usual wheel 18 which is provided with a central, annular groove 18 and one or more grooves 18 which are arranged in the surface of the wheel atan angle to the central groove 18 and decrease in depth as 20 the surface of the wheel is approached. The rope or cord conveyer 23 is adapted to run in the central groove when hanger 24: is being elevated or lowered. When it is desired to lock the pulley the conveyer 23 is given 25am angular pull with respect to the central groove 18 causing it to engage one of the angularly disposed grooves 18, by which the cord is led toward the surface of the wheel 18 where it comes into contact with the pulley case or block 18 there being in- Sl1fil0l6l1t clearance between the plain surface of the wheel and the case to receive the conveyer as the cord is held fast in that position as soon as the force applied to the same is removed. It is evident that the article sup- .port 24: may be elevated in the manner just escribed and held at any desired point within the bag, a mere downward pull of the conveyer cord releasin the pulley and enabling the lowering of the, hanger out of the bag.

In practice the bag would be hung up by hanger 22 on any convenient object, such as the ordinary picture molding in a room, the

month of the bag will be opened and the article support lowered in the bag. The garment or other article which it is desired to (place in the bag is placed on the support an the latter with its burden is drawn up 50. through the mouth into the interior of the bag to a height suflicient for thelower end of the article to clear the mouth of the bag and permit of the closure of the latter. It is thus apparent that the article can be inserted into the bagwith great ease and little or no crushing of the same.

WhatI claim is 1. An article of the classdescribed comprising a bag formed of suitable material, and adapted to be supported from its closed end, means supported within the bag adapted to elevate and support an article therein, and means for closing the mouth of the bag.

2. An article of the class described comprising a bag having a closed end and expansible sides, and having means for closing the mouth thereof, means arranged adjacent to the closed end of thebag adapted to support the latter, and means arranged within the bag whereby an article may be ported therein.

' 3. A bag of the class-described having a closed end, a support therefor mounted adjacent to the closed end, an article support ingmeans suspended within the bag and adapted to be elevated and automatically but releasably fixed therein and means for closing the mouth of the bag.

4. A bag of the class described having an open end adapted to be securely closed, and having an article support suspended within the same which is adapted to be raised and lowered therein and releasably held at any desired point therein.

5. A bag of the class described having one end closed, means within the bag adapted to reinforce the closed end, a self locking pulley supported within the bag, and an article support suspended by the pulley and adapted to be elevated within the bag and held therein at any desired point.

6. A bag .of the class described having a closed end, a reinforcement for said closed end',a self lockin pulley supported by the reinforcement anfbag, a cord passing over the pulley and carrying an article support,

means to prevent the twisting of the cord, the parts being so arranged that the article support may be raised and lowered within the bag and releasably held fixed at any desired point therein.

In witness whereof, I have hereunto subscribed my name this 29th day of July, '1909.

HENRY J. MILLER. Witnesses:

Hemp: F. GLENN, EDWARD B. MoIN'msH.

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